Wyatt Update

His class went on a field trip to a local dentist. He checked my teeth when he came home and said they looked pretty good. :)
Wyatt playing school at the museum. He wrote his name on the board.
Wyatt had so much fun in swimming lessons this year. We are in a big hurry to get him comfortable with being in the water. Especially with us going to Florida in June.

Wyatt with his cousin and best friend, Carly.

Ty Update

Nonnie came for a visit and took the boys and their cousins to a museum. They had so much fun! Ty had a blast dressing up as a fireman.
He still manages to sleep in the strangest positions....
What a wierd-o.
He is also in the beginning stages of potty training. Okay so I know he looks like a grown man sitting on the toilet but he is only 2 1/2 years old so back off! :) He's just big for his age. He is doing so well and I can' t wait to not have two in diapers! Ugh. Go Ty!

Kyle Update

We are practicing sitting up now. He still hates baby food (though we practice every day) and no one can make him laugh as hard as Wyatt can.

Kyle still has the best smile around.....



His first two teeth came in exactly when he turned six months. (to see his teeth click on picture to enlarge.)

Kyle is known for his loud happy screams. We always have to leave the room at our church meetings--not because he is crying but because he is so screamin' happy!

Wyatt at Jazz Basketball Camp for Kids. 2/20/2008

Wyatt shooting free throws with Jazz player Paul Milsap

Dribbling

Paul Milsap and Wyatt with autographed basketball

He's got the form going on! Look at the follow through.

He had a blast!

Wyatt being harassed. Mom is so glad he behaved himself. Last time something like this happened -- Wyatt gave the kid a shiner. lol

Portugal

So, I was able to go to Portugal for about 5 days with 2 friends of mine. I was gone for a total of 7 days (poor Lisa). We had a great time visiting lots of friends, families, and old mission areas.

I Love this country!

Thad Taylor, Mike Muir, both were my companions on the mission. (They were companions as well.)

Typical homes by the river

Street in Porto leading down to river.

Taylor's Winery, nice view of Porto (other side of river.)

I lived here for nearly 10 months. Vila Nova de Gaia.

Bolas de Berlim. These are so good!

Church in Ovar, my second area. I was here for 6 months. It's just on the bottom floor of an apartment building basically. Mike Muir is with me, he was my last companion.

This was taken on the shore of the Douro River. I am on the Vila Nova de Gaia side, across is Porto.

Francesinha. It has everything in it. (Cheese, Meat, Bread, Shrimp, etc, etc.)

Wyatt's Birthday

Wyatt turned 5 this year! We had a family party. He was a little upset about having no friends over but ended up saying it was the best birthday party he ever had. A big thank you to everyone who remembered, sent a gift or came to his party!

Frosty the Snowman

Wyatt went real original this year when he named our Snowman. He had a blast making Frosty with Uncle Eric. Ty didn't last too long. He hated stepping in the snow because it was too deep for him. We miss having Eric here!!!

Ready For Church

Wyatt is no longer a sunbeam! :( He is a CTR 5 now. My boys are growing up too fast.








This is also the first time Ty has ever held Kyle. Had to take a picture of that! Poor Kyle looks scared to death. lol

Christmas Day

This year we did a board game theme. The pirate ship and tent were a bigger hit though.
This was the first time my parents were away from home for Christmas. It was so much fun having them here.


We loved watching the boys open gifts on their own. Definitely a memorable Christmas. We went and saw Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler Christmas night. My Dad fell asleep and Wyatt wanted to go home. Goes to show how good the movie was.

Getting Ready for Christmas

Here are the boys making cookies to leave out for Santa. My boys would rather eat the dough than the actual cookie.

Decorating the tree was interesting. Ty kept throwing the ornaments into the tree (along with a soccer ball that got stuck in the middle of the tree). When we ran out of ornaments, Wyatt was upset and kept hanging everything (including garbage) onto the tree. When all said and done we could only decorate the top half of the tree because the ornaments were just too tempting.